8 Most Notorious Imposters In History.

A THREAD

8. David Hampton

David Hampton claimed to be the son of famous actor Sidney Poitier. Calling himself David Poitier, He claimed to be Poitier’s son to gain access to certain people’s homes. It began when Hampton called two different couples in New York City claiming to be David.

He also claimed that he was mugged, his money and college thesis were stolen, and he had no place to go. One family, the Elliotts, allowed Hampton to stay with them and later gave him money.

One day when Hampton was found sleeping in bed with another man who claimed to be Malcolm Forbes’ son, he was kicked out. On October 18, 1983, Hampton was arrested for the fraud. His story inspired a Broadway play, 'Six Degrees of Separation'.

7. James Hogue

James Hogue, under the identity of Alexi Indris-Santana, convinced Princeton University to admit him as an autodidactic orphan but to postpone his enrolment and give him a full scholarship of $40, 000. Hogue claimed that he worked as a cowboy at Lazy T Ranch in

Utah and to postpone his admission into the school, he claimed his mother was dying. Before this, Hogue fooled Palo Alto High School into thinking he was James Huntsman, who lived in a commune for 8 years after his parents died in Bolivia.

He was eventually exposed at Princeton when he was recognized by teachers and classmates from Palo Alto. Reporters were tipped off and, after some research, they discovered his true identity.

6. Christophe Rocancourt

Frenchman Christopher Rocancourt used high-power names such as Rockafeller to con the rich out of $1.2 million. He introduced himself to the wealthy elite under multiple false names such as Christopher Rockefeller, William Van Hoven and Fabien Ortuno.

He also claimed to be the son of Sophia Loren. Using the names as social leverage, he lured wealthy investors to give him large cash advances. But Rocancourt never delivered the high returns he promised and disappeared.

He used the stolen money to rent helicopters and stay in luxurious hotels running up bills of up to $19 000. In October of 2003, Rocancourt was arrested for federal fraud and pleaded guilty to all charges.

5. Stephen Glass

Stephen Glass was one of the most sought-after reporters for the acclaimed political magazine The New Republic. He became known for writing captivating and highly regarded articles, and rose to associate editor at the magazine.

But almost every article that Glass wrote was either incredible, plagiarized, or completely made up. The magazine often received numerous complaints from article's subjects that Glass' stories were highly inaccurate. Journalists from Forbes investigated his article about

teenage hackers and determined the entire piece was a complete fabrication. Glass' editor at TNR learned of other inconsistencies in the articles and fired Glass. It emerged that, incredibly, more than half of the articles he wrote were forgeries.

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4. Charles Ponzi

The infamous Ponzi scheme takes its name from Charles Ponzi. Ponzi was responsible for an assortment of financial crimes in the 1920s. In his scheme, Ponzi secured millions of dollars in cash and paid returns to investors from other investor’s money. This

made Ponzi incredibly wealthy. He made promises to investors, such as a 50% return in 45 days, According to some, he made up to $250 000 a day. When The Boston Globe began to investigate Ponzi, investors pulled out, and Ponzi was arrested and charged with 86 counts of mail fraud.

3. JT LeRoy

JT LeRoy, the teenage boy who was acclaimed for his confessional memoirs, is actually Laura Albert. LeRoy’s memories told of a past where his mother would pimp him at truck stops as an androgynous prostitute. JT rarely read at public literary events; however,

many were sure that he was real, often seeing him incognito or talking on the phone. He was a media sensation for writing high-quality and poignant works at such a young age. But the person speaking on the phone was not JT - it was the real author of the memories, which were

actually fictional stories. When literary journalists began to investigate, they revealed Albert as the real author. The incognito JT people would see in public was actually the little sister of Albert's boyfriend. Albert defended her actions, citing that her persona was a

literary creation; however, she was charged for fraud after signing legal documents under her creation's name.

2. Steven Jay Russell

Steven Jay Russell may be the best prison escapist the world has seen. He was imprisoned for credit card fraud and for embezzling funds from a

produce packaging company. Behind bars, he met and fell in love with fellow prisoner Phillip Morris. His first escape was from Harris County Jail in 1992, when he simply walked out disguised as an undercover police officer. He escaped a second time in 1996 and a third time only 5

months later. Finally, to escape again, Russell was able to convince doctors he was dying of the HIV virus. He spent months feigning the symptoms of the disease by losing weight. He was, then, able to declare himself dead and thus freed.

For each escape he was sent back to prison, but he hasn't attempted any in the last 16 years. A movie inspired by his life, 'I Love You Philip Morris', starred Jim Carrey.

1. Frank Abagnale Jr.

Frank Abagnale Jr. is the true-story inspiration for Steven Spielberg’s film Catch Me if You Can. Abagnale Jr. began his career as an imposter when he learned how to forge cheques and convince bank tellers to cash them.

Later, he conned his way into becoming a pilot for Pan Am airlines, He stayed in luxurious hotels, bought expensive cars, and consistently fooled the FBI. After his stint as a pilot, He posed as a doctor and secured a job managing interns. He then claimed he was a lawyer,

going as far as to pass the notoriously difficult Bar exam. Finally, Abagnale was arrested in Paris by the FBI and served time in prison. He was considered an expert in forgery and bank fraud and was later hired as a consultant by the FBI. He now owns his own security company.

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